Souness is drawn back to Turkey

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GRAEME SOUNESS, the Blackburn Rovers and former Galatasaray manager, will return to Turkey for one of the most intriguing ties in the first round of the Uefa Cup involving British clubs. The Lancashire side will travel to Ankara to play Genclerbirligi, who finished third in the Turkish league last season.

“I have been there before when I was coaching Galatasaray and the mere fact they have qualified for the Uefa Cup means they are a good team,” Souness said.

Tension between supporters of the two countries has often surfaced, most recently when England defeated Turkey in the European Championship qualifying